Wrongful Possession Of Property In Texas
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Texas law has different statutory periods: 3 years if the claimant has a valid but flawed title, 5 years with a recorded deed and tax payments, and 10 years for continuous occupation without a title. Some claims may require up to 25 years to establish ownership.
Abandonment Periods Abandonment Periods for Property by Type Type of PropertyProperty CodeAbandonment Period Other Deposit Accounts AC09 5 Years Traveler's Checks CK08 15 Years All Other Property See page 33 of the Reporting Instructions 3 Years7 more rows
To prevail under the ten-year statute of limitation an adverse possessor must prove by a preponderance of the evidence the possession of the disputed property by the person, or by the person's predecessors in interest as provided by tacking rules, was (1) actual and visible; (2) adverse and hostile to the claim of ...
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To qualify for title by adverse possession, the claimant must hold the property for 3, 5, 10 or 25 years. The only way to qualify for the 3 or 5 year time period is to have a deed or some kind of instrument that appears to grant title to the property.
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